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Frans Pourbus the Elder

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Frans Pourbus the Elder was a Flemish Renaissance painter who is known primarily for his portraits and religious compositions, as well as a few genre scenes. He was the son of the prominent Bruges painter and cartographer Pieter Pourbus and the father of Frans Pourbus the Younger who became an international portraitist of the European ruling class.

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Artworks (24)

Don Inigo López de Mendoza y Zuniga

1600

Portrait of an unidentified man

1598

Portrait of an unknown man

1581 · oil paint

Portrait of a Woman

1581 · oil paint

Portrait of an Old Man (possibly Hubertus Langetus)

Frans Sonnius, Bishop of Antwerp

1575 · oil paint

A Man of Rank

1572 · oil paint

George, 5th Lord Seton (c 1531 - c 1585) and his Family (Also known as PGL 312)

1572 · oil paint

Viglius-triptiek

1571 · oil paint

Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour

1570 · oil paint

The Prodigal son wasting his money

1570 · oil paint

Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of the Sorias or Soreau Lineage (Sorel)

1568 · oil paint

Jan van Hembyze (1517-1584)

1567 · oil paint

Portrait of Alexander Farnése

1565 · oil paint

Male Portrait

1565

Frans Pourbus the Elder, Viglius van Aytta, Dutch statesman, jurist

1564 · oil paint

Portrait of a Man with Brow

1564

Christ on the Cross with Angels

1563

Portrait of a young woman

1500 · oil paint

Portrait of a young woman, aged 17, holding a small spaniel wearing a collar of bells

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A Man of Rank
1572 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour
1570 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of a young woman
1500 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Jan van Hembyze (1517-1584)
1567 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Viglius-triptiek
1571 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of a Woman
1581 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of a Lady
1575 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Frans Sonnius, Bishop of Antwerp
1575 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Frans Pourbus the Elder, Viglius van Aytta, Dutch statesman, jurist
1564 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of the Sorias or Soreau Lineage (Sorel)
1568 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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